The Iroquois County Genealogical Society

Old Courthouse Museum Iroquois County Genealogy Society 103 West Cherry Street Watseka, IL 60970-1524 Phone-(815)432-3730 ICGS

     The Historical Museum and Genealogical Society Archives are located at the address above, one block south of US Hwy 24. The archives are open each business day from 10:00 - 4:00 p.m. Central Time. Publications are available in the Historical Society Gift Shop as well as in The Genealogy Room in the same building. These include many cemetery records.

• We have a Blog Page! Janet McCullough Anderson started a Blog for ICGS
  Searching Genealogy in . . . Iroquois County, Illinois

• Policy Statements of the Society Updated February 2010
  Check this page for polices regarding Membership, Publications, Queries, GEDCOMS, Lookups done in Society Archives, and Cost of Copies made at the Society.
  - Iroquois County Genealogical Society Membership Form to Print and Send In
  - Iroquois County Research Form to Print and Send In - What to expect for your money
  - and now use PayPal and order online.
  - The Paypal page for Copies and Research Charges .

• Publications for Sale Now use PayPal and order online. Updated March 2016

FAMOUS IROQUOIS COUNTIANS Updated March 2009 Sep Palin Baroness Fern Andra Timothy Webster Henry Bacon The Famous Meara Case Mary Agnes Meara Chase More of the story Harold Gray Allan Pinkerton and Larch Farm	UPDATED April 2009 Photo's from the past will be featured here. A way to share the past with others. If you have some old pictures you think others would like to see - share them here. Check back often this page will hopefully change often.
	Biography Corner Updated August 2002 Portrait and Biographical Record of Iroquois Co., IL; 1893 Chicago; Lake City Publishing Co.
Upcoming Events Updated August 2019 AND A LOOK AT 2020 Leap Into The Past Program On Leap Day February 29th, 2020 Scotland - Scottish Clans and Castles The Iroquois County Genealogical Society is sponsoring a program on Scotland. Loarn Robertson's presentation is titled Scottish Clans and Castles and will cover histories, families, castles, and genealogical information. Mr. Robertson is a native of Scotland, came to the U.S. to attend the University of Illinois, and now resides in Savoy, IL. The date is March 14, 2020. Time is 9:00 - 3:00 Lunch will be provided Place is the Community Center at Crescent City,IL Tickets are $20 - $15 in advance. Seating is limited, advance reservations suggested. One on One Program May 4 - 8, 2020 More later Happy Birthday Party On June 20, 2020 Check back for more Iroquois County Fair On July 15-19, 2020 Stop by our booth Annual Cemetery Walk September 13, 2020 Visit us on Facebook for voting on a cemetery. Harvest Daze October 3-4, 2020 We will be serving Ham and Beans in the big tent. Our Annual Meeting November 7, 2020 The Volunteer Dinner On December 16, 2020		The Iroquois County Genealogical Society 2019 CALENDAR ~~~~~~~ Open Monday thru Friday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ~~~~~~~ DATES CLOSED April 21 for Easter May 27 for Memorial Day July 4th Sep 2 for Labor Day Nov 28 - Thanksgiving ~~~~~~~ We will be closed over the Christmas Holidays Closed December 24, 2019 thru January 1, 2020 This is to help cut the heating bills by turning down the heat while closed for the holidays. ~~~~~~~ Please note if bad weather causes District #9 Schools to close the Museum/Genealogical Society will also be closed. Board Meetings 1st Tuesday of every month except December Time is 9 a.m. ~~~~~~~ Don't Forget! We can be open on a Saturday by Appointment
		Bulletin Board Updated September 2018

Illinois and Iroquois County Links

• Watseka Public Library

• State of IllinoisGenWeb Project

• Iroquois County IllinoisGenWeb Project

• Illinois Genealogical Society added March 2002

• Iroquois County Historical Society added March 2003

• The McLean County Genealogical Society NEW! February 2006
  

Neighboring Counties' USGenWeb Links

• Ford County ILGenWeb Project

• Kankakee County ILGenWeb Project

• Vermilion County ILGenWeb Project

• Newton County IndianaGenWeb Project

• Benton County IndianaGenWeb Project

Personal Homepages
Here are links to Webpages with a connection to Iroquois County.

• The Bard/FitzGibbon Family of Illinois

• The Finch Family Web Page added May 2005

• Gockens, Bruningas and Related Families added July 2003

• Iroquois & Kankakee Co. Families Added May 2004

• My JUDY families of Iroquois Co., IL

• Descendants of Thomas Lindsey of Northern Ireland Added August 2007

• The Purget/tt,Purgit/tt Family added June 2002

• Rab's Ahrens Kids Family Pages added June 2003

• Ratliff-Smith and Allied Lines added September 2001

• The SPAWR Family Homepage

• The New Theesfeld and Krumwiede Families Web Page

• Thomas and related families of Iroquois Co

• The Family History of William Wedgbury and Elizabeth Wheatland New September 2008

• White Family Recorder added August 2003

• The Wixon Family in America

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The Old Court House Middleport, Iroquois County, Illinois ca. 1860 drawing by Jerry Moore

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